FXUS61 KCAR 100959
AFDCAR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
459 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE 
MARITIMES TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST
LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
MARITIMES TO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS
THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS TODAY WILL BE AN INCH OR
LESS. AFTER A MOSTLY CLOUDY START...SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY
CLOUDY DOWNEAST. SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY DOWNEAST TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WHILE THE EXITING LOW INTENSIFIES AND
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH GUSTS OF
30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 30 TO THE
LOWER 30S NORTH...TO THE UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40 DOWNEAST. LOW 
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 NORTH...TO AROUND 20
TO THE LOWER 20S DOWNEAST.
&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MARITIMES
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP A WESTERLY FLOW OF CHILLY AIR ACROSS THE REGION.
BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CONTINUE RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE LOW
ACROSS THE MARITIMES CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE
SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR MIXING THROUGH 4K TO 5K FEET DURING
FRIDAY. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR THE POTENTIAL OF NEEDING WIND
ADVISORIES FOR FRIDAY AS SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE...EXPECTING 20 TO 30 MPH BUT FREQUENT GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE LIKELY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
DOWNEAST.

THE BLUSTERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
RIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STARTS
TO BUILD ACROSS FROM THE WEST EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN MOVE EAST OF THE REGION
LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE MAY AFFECT
THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE CHANCE OF SOME SNOW
SHOWERS...BUT NO BIG STORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK.
&&

.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTH/MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
DOWNEAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. MVFR CONDITIONS DUE TO
CIGS/SCT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
KCAR/KPQI/KHUL TERMINALS...WITH VFR EXPECTED KBGR/KBHB. GUSTY WEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALL TERMINALS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. VFR
CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. MVFR IS POSSIBLE ON MON.
&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT.

SHORT TERM: GALE FORCE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY RIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. WINDS/SEAS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS.
&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ050>052.

&&

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NEAR TERM...NORCROSS
SHORT TERM...DUDA
LONG TERM...DUDA
AVIATION...NORCROSS
MARINE...NORCROSS/DUDA